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Greg Hinz

Juan remembers the day when, at age 8, "people I didn't know" from his mother's home village in central Mexico put him in the back seat of a car and drove him north. He was what you might call an illegal immigrant.

As Illinois and neighboring states explore how a high-speed rail network could transform the Midwest, the Chicago area stands to gain employment and attract new economic development. The question is, how much?